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Th e role of wild host plants in the abundance of lepidopteran stem borers along altitudinal gradient in Kenya
(2006)
Presence of wild host plants of stem borers in cereal-growing areas has been considered
as reservoirs of lepidopteran stem borers, responsible for attack of crops during the growing season.
Surveys to catalogue hosts and ...
Export Standards, Market Institutions and Smallholder Farmer Exclusion from Fresh Export Vegetable High Value Chains: Experiences from Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia
(2011-12)
Many African countries are diversifying exports into fresh export vegetables, grown mainly by smallholder
farmers. However, markets for these new products have stringent safety standards. This paper examines the
green ...
Circumcision preference among women and uncircumcised men prior to scale-up of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Kisumu, Kenya
(2012)
Following the endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) of male circumcision as an additional strategy to HIV prevention, initiatives to introduce safe, ...
Managing Food Security Implications of Food Price Shocks in Africa
(2009)
Until the food price alarm went off, discussions on how to reduce hunger and malnutrition in Africa took place in an environment of declining food prices with estimates indicating that real food prices declined by about ...
Exit the State: Decentralization and the Need for Local Social, Political, and Economic Considerations in Water Resource Allocation in Madagascar and Kenya1
(2008)
This paper focuses on the iconoclasticism of water as a plentiful resource and the near universalization of decentralizing institutions to manage it. The authors explore two agro‐pastoral regions — Ambovombe District ...
Building Synergies Between Ethical And Business Values For Better Institutional Performance In Africa
(2011)
Businesses and corporate organizations globally are struggling to stay afloat amidst the
biting effects of the economic crisis. The global economic crisis, increasing competition
and the increasing cases of corporate and ...
Does prospective monitoring improve cataract surgery outcomes in Africa?
(2007-06)
Aims: To determine if prospective monitoring influences cataract surgical outcomes in east Africa.
Methods: A prospective observational study of all routine extracapsular cataract extractions with posterior
chamber lens ...
Continuing Professional Development for Veterinarians Working in Africa
(2012-04-27)
Livestock production in Africa makes a vital contribution to livelihoods, food security, income generation and gross national product. With itsenormous forage production potential and currentlivestockpopulation of more ...
Population pharmacokinetics of a single daily intramuscular dose of gentamicin in children with severe malnutrition
(2007)
The World Health Organization recommends that all children admitted with severe malnutrition should routinely receive parenteral ampicillin and gentamicin; despite this, mortality remains high. Since this population group ...
Unobserved heterogeneity and the relation between earnings and firm size: evidence from two developing countries
(Elsevier, 2005)
Large firms in Ghana and Kenya pay much higher wages than small ones. We use panel data to show this is not the result of employing high-ability individuals. The size effect remains substantial with controls for individual ...